Therapeutic Recreation Director

Homewood Retirement Centers, Inc.; Williamsport (MD); On-site; USD 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

Retirement contributions

Licensure reimbursement

Job summary

Homewood Living Williamsport is seeking a full-time Activity Director to oversee and enhance the activity program for residents across Healthcare Center, Assisted Living and Independent Living. You’ll supervise activities staff, coordinate events, and develop programs that promote social well‑being and cognitive engagement.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Therapeutic Recreation or related field, with experience in elder care settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field (or 2 years’ experience in elderly activity programming).
• Strong management, communication, judgment and coaching skills.
• Compassion and empathy for older persons; ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Knowledge of activity planning, and ability to ensure resident safety and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activity program to meet psycho-social needs of residents.
• Identify and assess activity needs; participate in care planning and set goals.
• Lead, supervise, hire, train and evaluate activities staff and volunteers.
• Publish communications and calendars; oversee newsletters and events.

Skills

Management ability

Compassion & empathy

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field

Experience with elderly activity programs

Job description

Homewood Living Williamsport

Shift: Full-Time

Salary: 63000 - 68000 Annually

Job Highlights

• Oversight of activity programming & special events for Healthcare Center, Assisted Living, & Independent Living
• Supervision of activities staff
• CTRS & MDS completion a plus
• Experience with programming for memory impaired residents preferred

Our Mission Statement

Honor Christ through faithful service to seniors and one another.

What's in it for you?

As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy these exceptional benefits & perks:

• Paid time off, with an opportunity to cash out each year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Retirement contributions
• Professional licensure reimbursement

Want to know more? Visit Homewood Benefits for all the details.

Job Summary

Coordinates the activity program to meet the psycho social needs of the resident through organization and development of structured activities.

Essential Functions

• Treats all information about residents, their condition, and family as well as personnel matters as confidential information.
• Complies with established Corporate and Departmental policies and procedures, and maintains established standards and practices.
• Identifies and assesses the activity and social needs of each resident, participates in resident care planning, develops goals to meet these needs, and charts activity notes concisely and accurately on each resident according to state and federal regulations.
• Conducts reality orientation, re-motivation programs and group discussions for the residents as well as providing sensory stimulation on a one-on-one basis.
• Coordinates with other departments to most effectively meet the psycho social needs of the resident.
• Facilitates assistance for residents in personal needs such as writing letters, completing forms, reading, shopping, transporting residents to activity functions, etc.,...
• Provides community service projects for residents to enhance self-esteem.
• Sets up a flexible schedule to provide coverage of special weekend and evening activities.
• Responsible for managing, motivating, leading and supervising co-workers who report to this position.
• Recruits, hires, orients, trains, disciplines and evaluates co-workers.
• Recruits, orients and schedules volunteers to assist in the various facility programs.
• Oversees the publication of the bi-monthly Homewood newsletter in addition to providing the monthly calendar of activities and events.
• Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field or two years' experience working directly with the elderly in an activity program and completed training course approved by the state to become certified as an Activity Director Certified.
• Management ability including skills in written and verbal communication, judgment and reasoning and coaching.
• Has compassion, understanding and empathy for older persons.
• Understands management, delegation and motivational concepts.
• Ability to make independent and good judgment decisions.
• Qualities of leadership, initiative and dependability.
• Ability to communicate to residents at a level they can understand.
• Ability to and enjoys encouraging and motivating older persons.
• Qualities of creativity, resourcefulness and imagination in planning resident activities.
• Ability to drive Homewood's van and has a valid driver's license.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to constantly work on their feet during an 8 hour shift. Sometimes involved in assisting with resident transfers or repositioning. Must be able to react quickly and decisively in emergency situations and during unexpected behavior of residents. Must be able to push residents who are in a wheel chair frequently throughout an 8 hour shift (and be able to drive the company van.)